diff --git a/fs/fuse/dir.c b/fs/fuse/dir.c
index b2aa101ab2ef..e04b3c77397f 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/dir.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/dir.c
@@ -1566,8 +1566,10 @@ static int fuse_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 			if (!err && !(inode->i_mode & S_IXUGO))
 				return -EACCES;
 		}
+#ifdef CONFIG_FUSE_BPF
 	} else if (!(mask & MAY_NOT_BLOCK) && fi->backing_inode) {
 		err = fuse_access(inode, mask);
+#endif
 	}
 	return err;
 }